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    <body><![CDATA[There are too many mistakes, contradictions, revisionism in this book for it not to be deliberate on the part of the author.  The book is described as a book about the creepy logic and violence of childhood and it certainly goes there.  But I'm not convinced that the book is solely or primarily abou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31759538">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When I finished this book, I had to leave my apartment and go visit with this friend of mine who was singularly annoying and beyond mundane. We spent 4 hours talking and eating dinner. I still went home with the shivers, completely freaked out by the last 30 pages.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A different slant on a thriller, told through the journals and memories of young children.<br/><br/>It made me nostalgic for my childhood, but I felt it limited the impact of some parts.<br/><br/>The twists are alright, but not really shocking.]]></body>
    
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